World Population to Hit 7 Billion in 2011

Be prepared, planet Earth is getting more and more crowded! The world's populations is projected to hit 7 billion in 2011, according to a report from the Population Reference Bureau. The number could reach as much as 9.4 billion by 2050, aligning with the recent UN estimated...

California Must Cut Inmate Population

California needs to cut its inmate population from the current 150,000 to about 100,000 in two years, by order of a panel of federal judges. The judges found that the prisons currently are grossly overpopulated, which leads to at least one unnecessary inmate death every week....

Human Genome Research Advances Without Discussion of "Race"

Today, by reading scientific results of studies instead of sociological commentary, I have learned something about African people that I didn't know before: Africans are more diverse genetically than people anywhere else in the world, finds a study that "was funded by the...

Pressure grows as Melbourne rockets to 4 million

Since returning to Melbourne seven years ago, I've been amazed at the growth in N.E. Melbourne, very close to the area where our friends and acquaintances perished in the Black Saturday blaze. I thought the growth was due to inner city "yuppies" selling their houses at the...

6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...